Feature-driven development

Feature-driven development (FDD) is an iterative and incremental software development process. It is a lightweight^{[according to whom?]} or Agile method for developing software. FDD blends several industry-recognized^{[according to whom?]} best practices into a cohesive whole. These practices are driven from a client-valued functionality (feature) perspective^{[clarification needed]}. Its main purpose^{[according to whom?]} is to deliver tangible, working software repeatedly in a timely manner in accordance with the Principles behind the Agile Manifesto.^[1]